Spring is bursting at the seams all around us and since we finally had a Saturday that was warm enough for two recent Miami transplants to want to spend time standing still, we took a picture-taking excursion to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. And fell in love. This place is stunning, not only because of the blooming cherry trees and tulips, but because it is a very well thought out, very walkable garden with more than enough room to encompass the throngs of cherry blossom obsessed people visiting on the gardens’ free day. Admission all other days is only $13, and a yearly membership is only $50 – well worth the price of admission (and then some).
First, the star of the show and the reason I couldn’t wait to visit, the cherry blossoms.
Only the first blush of trees were ready with blooms and they were mobbed by people wanting to experience Hanami, or the Japanese tradition of enjoying every possible second of cherry blossom season. I can’t wait to go back for the Sakra Matsui Festival later this month when every tree should be in bloom. The cherry tree esplanade promises to be a beautiful sight to behold.
Moving on….
I can’t wait for this garden to bloom. These lattice shots are from the large rose garden. Roses just might be my favorite flower to shoot, other than orchids.
The tulips are also in bloom, as are hyacinth, early rising crepe myrtle, a few dogwood buds and magnolias (to name a few).
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